The Sun. — London, England, 1836-12-31 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Mary Javens was indicted far a violent assault upon Ann 13urley, the sth December. The jury found the defendant Guilty. _ _ Edward Morgan and John JTPCarthy, w'zre indicted for assaulting Mr. H. Pollixfen on the 15th Nov. • Mr. Pollixfen is ;in attorney-at-le;,, residing at Stepney. On the day named in the indic . ;, m „ t ho was spending the evening at the Green Drage:„, in Shadwell, which he quitted at eleven o'clock. The defendant Morgan, who was stan ding at. his door, requested witness to step into his house, as so*.ne person had turned his wife into the street, and he app , mled to his wife, who confirmed his statement. M.Car-, thy- and two strangers seized him in the street by the throat and threw him down, when Morgan stamped upon his breast, and M'Carthy excited the parties to kick him. Witness, however, got from th em , an d returne d towar d s the public-house, whn the two defendants and a third per son seized him again and knocked him down. Witness called for assistance, and, but for that assistance, he was apprehensive he should have been killed. The defendants then retired, but at a distance threatened him. Witness produced his coat, which was much torn. The Chairman summed up ; and the Jury acquitted the defendants. William Thompson was indicted for committing a violent assault, in which th e p rosecutr i x , M rs. • Mary Norton, a most respectable widow, had her shoulder dislocated, one rib also dislocated, and several of her ribs broken. The Jury found the defendant guilty, and the Court sen tenced him to be imprisoned for the space of four months in the House of Correction. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBORO UGH-STREET. A well-dressed female walked into the office, and in a mysteriou s whisper earnestly implored Mr. CONANT (the sitting magistrate) to protect her against sundry persons, wilt.) were night and day persecuting her. Mr. CONANT asked the cause of such conduct. " Because," said the complainant, solemnly, " I have testified that those persons are speaking up' in the sinful ness of the flesh. They speak up in a false, wicked, com mon spirit, while I rebuke them, and invite them to im bibe some of the pure spirit which, by divine benevolence, I am willing to pour out for them." Mr. CONANT—Where are those persons whom you com plain of? Applicant—Th e y belong to Mr. Irving 's chapel in Newman-street. They prevent me from " speaking-up," and they do so because they want to hurt my human frame. Mr, CONANT—Pray are you one of the holders forth in the " unknown tongue ?" Applicant—The unknown tongue is a wicked common spirit. I am now and then filled with the genuine spirit, but at those blessed seasons they prevent me from testifying. Here is my case written out in a regenerated spirit of Christian peace and mercy. The applicat handed over a paper with the following statement on it : " Mister Irving Chtpple, sum feamales, whose names I kno as bin persquioll Miss Stevenson in a dredfell manner. The langege Is so dredfle to persquite a pure and Honerble dorter of Isral. My life is in dangir with thuir Satanvek and crute ptrsqushn, when they speke up in the falls spirrit. My spirrit I have in me is the best spirrit, and comforts me more than the common spirrit. The Minister said I ort to ave a undi pounds, and ort to reseeve a tempral hade for such persquin. But I have not reseaved teamprel aid, though lam in want of the munny. They have been speaking up on the wiked spirit, and they corvied Mis Ste venson because she would speak up, owing to the strong spirit she had lately imbibed. This is the case of a per squted dorter of Isral." The applicant went on with her statement of grievances in a strain of that sort of incomprehensible gibberish which is frequently adopted by the " holders forth " of parti cular sects. As it Svas quite evident her intellects were deranged in some degree, Mr. CONANT, after kindly humouring her in firPaity, dismissed her, with the assurance of his protection if really needed. BOW-STREET. Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, appeared to support a com plaint which he had preferred against two men, named Bernard and Miller, servants in the employ of Mrs. Cave, a lady residing in Upper Woburn-place, Russell-square, and who charged them with throwing a quantity of snow on the footway pavement. The defendant Miller pleaded guilty, but Bernard de nied the truth of the charge alleged against him. Sir F. ROE said it was an offence of a very disagreeable and serious nature. The Act of Parliament under which the information was laid was strict, and should be strictly construed. The defendants, by their misconduct, in com mitting, not only an offence against the Street Act, but also an assault, had rendered themselves liable to penalties amounting to 151. ; but, under the circumstances, he should inflict one fine of 40s. only. The money was direcily paid by a gentleman who ap peared on behalf of Mrs. Cave. Joseph Towler Was charged with stealing two twenty pound bank-notes, the property of his master, Mr. Ingram, a coachmaker, in Great Queen-street.—He was fully com mitted. HATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday a young woman, with a child in her arms, en tered this Office, to ask the advice of the Magistrates under the following circumstances :—She stated that the child was illeg itimate, and. was born subsequently t o th e passing of the Poor Law Bill, but the father was residing in Yorkshire. She had placed the child at nurse, but not being able to pay for its support it was returned to her, and being out of a situation she knew not what to do to support herself aad the infant, and yesterday she applied for assistance at St. Pancras parish, when she was intro duced to the Board of Guardians, who informed her that they could do nothing for her, an d s h e was re f erre d to the Magistrate.:3 of this office, whom she was told would give her an order. The, officer in attendance refuied to allow her to see the 'magistrate, telling her that she had been wrongly in for mod, as the magistrate had no power to render her any assistance, and it was a mere shuffle on the part of the pa tiin, they being the only persons to protect her. Applicant declared she had not the means to seek after the father of the child in Yorkshire, and not been able to support herself and child her only remedy would be to leave it at the workhouse. She was advised not to do so, as she would subject her self to a prosecution for deserting the child. Applicant—Wh a t am I to do ? I am destitute and friendless. I would rather be imprisoned than be as I am. I cannot support the child, and they must take care of it. The caber did not deny the fact of its being his son ; but he told me that I was bound to support it through the Poor Law Act, and he defied me. The officer told her that she might remain until the ar rival of the parish officers, who usually attend between two and three o'clock ; but not arriving, just before the magis trates were about to leave the bench the officer, in order to satisfy her that the Magistrates could nothing for her, in troduced her to Messrs. ROGERS and .BENNETT, when she stated the circumstances above detailed, and said that the parish had referred her to the Magistrates. Mr. ROGERS told her that he no power to renaer her the least assistance, and referred her to the par officers, who were the only parties who could do any;:ning for her. The applicant then left the office ;:d a dejected condition, saying that she was fond of her child, but she was deter mined to leave the child at the workhouse rather than it should starve. LAMBETH- STREET. Amcor; the night charges brought to this office was a deplorable looking being, who had been found lying in the street, near a heap of snow, and %paralysed from the in clemency of the weather as to be deprived of power of action or speech. The policeman who had found him re moved him to the station-h.cu se , where inspector Norman humanely placed him Iv the fire, and he gradually reco vered. On his 'sew to this office he, however, relapsed into his former stP:ce - , and was obliged to be supported in and out of the office by two policemen. Mr. COMBES on seeing the '4l.:aappy object, whose whole covering consisted of a rag6.o pair of canvass trousers and a tattered jacket, ordere t him to be taken to Whitechapel workhouse and Prorrly attended to, but from his appearance it was tl'.ought he could not survive many hours. When first found he had only three farthings in his pocket. Lord Carrington has zlrdered food and clothing to be distrib u t e d to tle poor in the vi c i n ity o f Wycombe Abbey, Bucks. A iNfolsisTEß.—A most daring outrage was com mitted on the person of a respectable young female in the service of an eminent surgeon residing in the New Road, 1,!! Coventr-Garden Theatr e on W e d nes d ay even i ng l ast. From ner statement it appears that on the evening in getation she accompanied several of her friends (male and female) to the above theatre, who were endeavouring to obtain admission to the lower gallery. The crowd was , very great at the openinc , of the gallery doors, when, just at the moment, a fellow standing a little below the female who received the injury, wrapt in a cloak, thrust a blunt instrument, in the most indelicate and ruffianly man ner, up her clothes, which drew blood from her right thigh, which flowed into her stocking. The screams of the unfortunate female drew the attention of two persons, who endeavoured to secure the villian, she having pointed to the wretch who had committed the cowardly assault : but it is deeply to be regretted that he escaped among the crowd, in the opposite direction. Every exertion was made to trace the monster out in the gallery, without suc cess, as it is supposed he threw off his cloak, to avoid detection. THE MU4D 1 ,7, - RS AT KIRTON LINDSEY. The Magisterial inquiries which have been instituted into this dreadful affair, have resulted in the committal of Dimpsey, the Irishman, who, it will be remembered, was apprehended as the suspected murderer. A public meeting was held at Kirton, on Friday, at tended by nearly the whole of the principal inhabitants, for the purpose of taking into consideration what means had been adopted to bring the criminal to justice, and if ne cessarry to adopt such further measures as might best pro mote the object in view. It then transpired that a war rant for the apprehension of Dimpsey, signed by the Hon. Mr. Pelham and Mr. Welfitt, had been put into the hands of Messrs. Robinson and Holgate on Wednesday night, the 14th, after the inquest, but it had not been given to the constable till eleven o'clock the next day, in whose hands it remained up to the time of the meeting on Friday morning ! Mr. Travis, the constable, who is a very respec table farmer and grocer in the town, was ce.l.led upon to ac count for retaining possession of t l 7.e warrant without at tempting to execute it, when ;le stated tittit be was met ac cidentally in the street by Mr. Holgate, who called him into his office, ar.'l there gave him the warrant, at the same time tellitn; - him to keep it a secret, and not act upon it till he. had heard from his son who had gone to Sheffield. 'this statement, which excited considerable surprise, was taken down and signed by Mr. Travis, and after several gentlemen had delivered their opinions upon the policy thus pursued, it was determined to memorialise the Home Office upon the subject of the murders, and send for two police officers from London. In the meantime, however, during the discussion at the meeting, Mr. Travis, jun., ar rived with Dimpsey, who, after being questioned, was taken to the gaol, and the inhabitants considering they had done their duty, at that point ieft the case with the magistrates. No reporter was permitted to be present, but we believe the principal evidence adduced in addition to that published last week as having been delivered upon the inquest was that of Jeremiah Smith and his wife, of Gainsborough, and tho constables who discovered Dimpscy's clothes at his house at Sheffield. Dimpsey was seen by a man named Borrill on the night of the murder, before eight o'clock, loitering about in a lane at the back of the Black Swan at Kirton. The man asked him what he was doing there, not knowing him at first, but upon recognizing him he said, " Halloo ! John : is that you ?" Dimpsey said, " Aye ;" and after a short conver sation about his health they parted : he was at that time muffie.d about the neck with a comforter, and seemed em barrassed in his manner. At half-past ten the same night he arrived at Smith's, at Gainsborough, with a bundle and a stick in his hand. He had the same stick when be called at Smith's on the previous Friday, but he was not seen with it at all at Kirton : he slept at Smith's on Monday night, and at six next day left for Sheffield. He was at home on Thursday morning, when young Travis entered in company with a Kirton man whom he found at Sheffield, and upon being told they had come to apprehend him, he turned exceedingly pale, and trembled very much. He asked what was the charge against him, and was told it was a robbery : shortly after which he was taken to a police station. Oa the following day he was conveyed to Gains borough by coach, and from thence he walked to Kirton, young Travis accompanying him on horseback armed with a brace of pistols. On being examined by the surgeon at the gaol, he was told the trowsers he then had on were not those he had on when at Kirton ; to which he replied, " I'll take my oath I had them on at Kirton." After a pause, however, he added, " But I had two pair on." On Saturday a search-warrant was procured, and on Sun day two constables proceeded to Dimpsey's house at Shef field ; the saw his wife, and said they had come for the bundle her husband brought from Gainsborough : she im mediately fetched it from the cellar, and upon exposing the contents, Dimpsey's coat and trowsers were found, the lat ter much stained with blood about the legs, which had been attempted to be concealed by lime being rubbed on them. Just above the thigh parts, on each side, there were marks as though a man's bloody hands had been wiped upon them ; the left sleeve of the coat was also stained with blood, and there was a spot of blood in front of his hat. Upon these being displayed before him at the examina tion on Thursday last, we understand he cast a keen glance at them, without changing his countenance ; and upon being subsequently asked how he accounted for the blood upon his clothes, he said he was in the habit of buying sheep and bullock's heads, and he supposed he must have smeared his clothes with blood in chopping them up. Dimpsey is a Catholic ; he is unable to read or write, but not altogether so ignorant as many men in his station of life. He is rather of small stature, but possesses great strength. On Saturday morning, on his way to Lincoln Castle, the cart in which he was conveyed stopped opposite the house where the murders were committed, and his atten tion was pointed to it ; but he did not speak a word. One of the witnesses examined on Thursday, whose tes timony was not heard upon the inquest, is named John Hunsley, and he stated that he was at the house of the de ceased Marshall, on the night of the murder, so late as half-past six, which could not have been long before the horrid deed was perpetrated. He went to purchase some potatoes, and while the old man was measuring them, he sat down and talked with Deborah Hutchinson about the means of salvation. We have heard that the poor old woman, who was too lame to get out much, frequently in dulged in conversation with those who visited her, upon re ligious topics, and was always pleased when she could get any one to join her in such conversation.—Lincoln Gazette. MIDDLESEX REFORM DINNER.—The following gentlemen have already consented to act as stewards at the great reform dinner to be given to the Members for Mid dlesex on the 23d of January :—H. A. Aglionby, M.P., Hampstead ; S. Amory, Priory, Homerton ; J. Blackburne, M.P., Great George -street ; Hon. P. P. Bouverie, Hill street, Berkeley -square ; H. L. Bulwer, M.P. Charlotte street, Pimlico ; E. L. Bulwer, M.P., Albany ; J. P. Bur nerd, Holloway ; R. Burnett, Piazza, Covent-garden ; Hon. G. Byng, M. P., Eaton-square ; J. C. Carpue, Upper Charlotte -street ; Honourable H. Cavendish, M.P., Old Burlington -street ;J. Coppock, Cleveland-row ;R. Currie, Hyde Park -terrace ; E. Divctt, M.P., King-street, St. James's ; Captain J. W. D. Dundas, M.P., Baker street ; Doctor R. Fallowes, Dorset-square ; A. Gal loway, West -street, Snow-hill ;G. Grote, M.P., Thread needle-street ; J. Hall, Hendon ; Alderman Harmer, Hatton-garden ; H. Hobhouse, Hyde Park-place ; J. E. Ovendon, Gloucester-place, Regent's-park ;J. Hutchinson, Highbury-park ; J. Kennedy, Lincoln's Inn ; W. Kensett, Mortimer-street ; C. Lushington, M.P., Eil.geware ; H. Luttrell, Brompton-square ; Lord Nugent, Chandos-street ; J. Parkes, Great George -street ; J. Pat tison, M.P., Welbeck-street ;G. Pouncy, Long-acre ;T. Prout, Strand ; Major H. Revel], Burton-crescent ; Major W. H. Richardson, Montague -square ; J. Romilly, New square, Lincoln's Inn ; E. Rushton, Queen-square, West minster ; S. Sharpe, Old-buildings, Lincoln's Inn ; I. Sully, St. Mary Axe ; Sir W. Stirling, Bart., Berkeley-square ; H. Tancred, M.P., Park-street, Grosvenor-square ; R. Taylor, Red Lion -court, Fleet-street ; Colonel T. P. Thompson, M.P., Hanover-terrace ; Lieutenant-Colonel Torrens, Fludyer-street ; Joseph Travers, St. Swithin's lane ; C. A. Tulk, M.P., Duke -street, Westminster ; N. A. Vig'ors, Chester-terrace, Regent's-park ; Sir, S. Whal ley, St. John's Wood-road; W. Wansey, Hanger-lane, Stamford-hill ;H. Warburton, M.P., Cadogan-place ;H. G. Ward, M.P., Gilston-park, Harrow ; H. Weymouth, Bryanston-square ; J. Wilks, M.P., Finsbury-square; W. Williams, M.P. ; B. Wood, Lewisham ; J. A. Yates, Bry anst on-square ; and G. A. Young, Upper Portland-place. The Marquis of Tavistock will take the chair. BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY.—COLMAN AND THEODORE HOOK.—The first article in the first number of this new periodical work will be a sketch of George Colman, with specimens of his wit and humour, hit off with the charac teristic spirit of the author of " Saying s and Doings," accom panied by a fine Po r tr a it by Greatbac. Nearly two dozen original articles by the first writers of kindred literature will form a number replete with every seasonable incentive to mirth and enjoyment. REDCAR, DEC. 26.—1 witnessed yesterday one Of the frequently distressing scenes to which a resident on this coast is subjected during severe gales. The Danish brig, Caroline, Aalborg, was observed driving fast to leeward, notwithstanding all her efforts to beat off (the gale being from E.N.E., the first quarter-flood.) She struck upon the outer quarter of the Saltscar, and the crew, (nine in number) took to the rigging. A heavy sea again floated the vessel, and she drove over the rocks. At this period the men took to their boat, in the apparent hope of succour from the shore, as the Redcar life-boat was then on its way to them, manned by the intrepid pilots and fishermen of the place. The crew of the Danish vessel had not quitted her five minutes before a sea broke over their little boat, and swept away all but two, who were occasionally seen amid the surf, as the boat, though filled, did not capsize. The life-boat held her gallant course among the breakers, (notwithstanding it shipped three seas) and when the cry arose, " she is alongside, they are saved," a heavy sea broke over both boats, and they were lost for some time to the sight of the anxious spectators, and when the life-boat was again visible, she was at least eighty fathoms to lee ward, and driving fast ashore. Nothing more was seen of the crew of the Danish vessel, and to our still greater re gret, William Guy (one of the Redcar pilots), who was stand ing up to throw a line, was swept away. He has left his widow, Mary Guy, of Redcar, and four young children, des titute. Not a vestige of the Caroline is left. There is also a brig ashore three miles north of this place ; another at Har tlepool ; and a schooner was seen for a short time this morn ing, whose loss is accounted a matter of certainty. The gale still continues from the with unabated violence. RECEPTION - FRENCH AT MALTA. On Wednesday last the Prince de Joinville, third son of his Majesty the King of the French, landed from the French frigate Iphigenie, under a Ro3 al salute, and was received on the mole by a guard of honour from the 70th regiment. His Royal Highness, attended by his Staff, and M. Miege, the French Consul, proceeded to the Admiralty House, to pay a visit to the Naval Commander-in-Chief, and then to the Palace, where he was received by the Representative of his Majesty, Colonel Evans,_ the Acting Lieut.-Governor. In the afternoon his Royal Highness treat on board most of the ships of Vice-Admiral Sir Josiati Rowley's squadron, each of which paid him the royal honours due to his rank ; and in this fospection; so interesting to him in the honourable profession ha has Cheseri; CoUld not but be gratilled at the ord'e'r and iliStAprine of that service, par ticularly as bUd dl - 1 opportunity of seeing in detail some of the iltieSt ships in the British Navy. In the course Of the day the Acting Lieutenant-Governor and Sir Josias Rowley paid visits to his Royal Highness on board the Iphigenie, and received each the salute due to his rank ; and in the evening the Vice-Admiral had the ho nour of entertaining at dinner the Prince and a distin guished party. Colonel Evans having ordered out a brigade, consisting of the Roy al Artillery, the .sth Fusiliers, the 70th Regi ment, and the 92d Highlanders, for a field-day on Friday morning, the Prince arrived on the ground at eleven o'clock, where he was received by a royal salute from the field ar tillery. His Royal Highness having rode down the line, the troops passed by him in review order, in slow and quick time, and afterwards in quarter-distance column. They performed several evolutions also with admirable precision, and gave a good specimen of the charge in line ; and the review was concluded by the formation of the brigade into contiguous columns, with colours and officers in front, the whole advancing to the general salute, which was ac knowledged by the Prince in the most gracious manner. The officers in command of battalions were then introduced by Colonel Evans to his Royal Highness, who was pleased to express his admiration of the troops, by saying that their movements in execution were brilliant, and their soldier-like appearance magnificent ; and indeed we have not seen so effective a parade of the garrison for a long time past. After the review, the Prince condescended to express a wish to see the practice of the artillery. Lieut.-Colonel Wallace having made the necessary arrangements, his Royal High ness was conducted to Fort Ricasoli, accompanied by the Acting Lieutenant-Governor, the Vice-Admiral, and a num ber of officers, both of the land and sea services, and he wit nessed with an expression of satisfaction the firing at a tar get with shot and shell, in which our artillerymen are gene rally very expert. The Acting Lieutenant-Governor, the Vice-Admiral, the Commanding Officer of Artillery, and the Captains of the squadron, had afterwards the honour of dining with the Prince, on board the Iphigenie. The party consisted of about twenty, including the superior officers of that ship, aid of the brig of war Dziconedie, and the French Consul ; and the harmony and cordiality that prevailed were a true manifestation of the firm alliance which now so hap pily exists between the two nations, heightened by the con descension and hospitality of a Royal Prince, the promising scion of the House of France. The Earl of Wiltshire, and Lieut.-Colonel Lord Brudenell (who, with his lady, is now on his way to join the llth Dragoons in India) were also of the party. The festivities were closed by a ball given by the Naval Commander-in-Chief and the Officers of the squadron, to the Prince de Joinville, Captain de Parseval, and the Offi cers of the French ships, at the Union Club House. His Royal Highness was received at the door by a guard of honour from the 92d Highlanders lining the entrance. Lady Briggs did the honours ; and under her Ladyship's direction► the rooms were brilliantly lighted, and arrayed with national colours, in a taste which none but our active tars could have accomplished at so short a notice. The supper room was particularly handsome : a canopy was arranged at the upper end over the table, at which the Acting Lieutenant-Gover nor presided, with the Prince on his right band. Over their heads fluttered the dove of peace. The tables were fur nished abundantly with substantial viands, and every deli cacy procurable, and the best of wines. Shortly after twelve o'clock his Royal Highness retired ; but dancing was kept up with spirit to a late hour. The Iphigenie, with the brig Duconedie in company sailed on Saturday morning, at day-light, for Toulon. The, young Prince, who is now 18 years of age, is almost full grown, tall, and commanding in .person. He has been six years in the French navy, and his attention to all that is nautical at so early an age will, probably, render him some day the ornament, and perhaps the hero of his nation and family. Nothing was omitted by the English navy, of all ranks, to evince the pride entertained at seeing amongst them a Royal Prince and a brother in arms ; and from the Civil and Military Chiefs his Royal Highness experi enced a repetition of those demonstrations of regard which, on a former occasion, marked his visit to Malta.---111alta Gazette, Nov. 6. The approach of winter has hitherto only been marked by abundant rains, but on Sunday afternoon, and throughout the whole of Monday, snow fell without inter mission. At 12 o'clock on Sunday night the thermometer of M. Chevalier stood at 3 6-10ths Reaumur, or 24 deg. Fahrenheit. On Monday, at four o'clock, a.m., at 45- 10ths R., or 22 deg. F. ; at seven o'clock, a.m., at 4 6-10ths R., or 211 F. ; and at noon at 3 4-10ths, or 24 F.— Galignani. I The Emperor of Russia is at open war with his brother, the Grand Duke Michael. The wife of the lat ter, who was preparing to join her husband in Germany, has been ordered not to quit the empire. Nicholas is more than ever favourably disposed towards the old national Russian party. All the Germans are in disgrace at the Court of St. Petersburgh. A German Baron, who had demanded leave of absence, received it in these words— "Go to the Devil! When shall I get rid of these German vermin ?"—French Paper. A letter of the 30th ult., from Constantinople, published in the Swabian Mercury, says :—" According to arrangements made between the Turkish Ambassador to London, Nourri Effendi, who is at present in Paris, and the English Government, independently of the Austrian post, couriers are to be despatched from England fo; Semlin twice a month, and they are to deliver their despatches to an English agent who will constantly reside in that town. This measure appears to have lieen demanded by Mr. Ur quhart, in order to avoid the possibility of the private de spatches from his Government being delayed in the Austrian States." Torquay is full beyond all precedent, and the arri vals are numerous for the advanced period of the season. The Bishop of Exeter, Lord Hotham, Sir A. and Lady Anderson, Lady A. Scott, Hon. W. Burrell, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Latouche, are amongst the recent arrivals. The monthly assemblies have commenced at the Royal Hotel, and have exceeded in brilliancy the most sanguine expec tations of their originator. At the first, last week, up wards of 200 distinguished visitors were present. The sub scription balls were well attended ; and the ball on the 26th instant, went off with eclat, under the auspices of Captain Halifax and John Dashwood, Esq. E. S. CAYLEY, ESQ., M.P.—The health of the Member for the North Riding is rapidly improving, so that we hope ho will be at his post at the opening of the ses sion.—Hull Observer. Lord John and Lady Russell are expected in town this week, from Holkham, Norfolk, should they not be de tained by the state of the roads or the bad weather. AN EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER.--On Satur day last, at the advanced age of 82 years, a maiden lady, named Elizabeth Cuthbertson, of Haltwhistle, departed this life. The deceased sprang from a very ancient family in Northumberland, was lady of an extensive manor about Haltwhistle, and possessed property which has been esti mated to be worth 2,0001. per annum, but the precise value of the property has not been ascertained. She was well educated, and brought up in every respect as a lady of good fortune ought to be. She had a brother and a sister ; the former, being extremely fond of fox-hunting, and the habits generally congenial with that sport, died many years ago, leaving the deceased heir to the whole of this valuable property. Shortly after the demise of her sister, Miss Cuth bertson became exceedingly strange in her inpnerer and ec centric in her conduct. She chose for her abode the second story of a miserable abode in Haltwhistle, the door of which was nearly constantly locked, and many of the windows bricked up, to shut out the gaze of inquisitive curiosity. There she lived alone, and the wealth with which she was blessed, and which might have been a source of blessin& to all around her, was allowed to accumulate, as she invariably refused all applications to improve the estate, or render those around her more comfortable. For the latter part of her life, her exclusiveness became more strict, and her solitude more remarkable. She kept no steward or ser vant, or any one to look after her affairs or manage her property, and consequently much inconvenience has been sustained by all the neighbourhood. Towards her tenants she behaved in a very peculiar manner. It is stated that there are some who have not paid any rent for a great number of years ; there are others who paid a portion of the rent due only, and both these descriptions of tenants she allowed to live upon the respective tenures they oc cupied, because they owed her money ; but those who paid the whole of their rents she immediately discharged. It is said by those who had occasional access to her, that she had a fine intelligent countenance, but it was clouded with . austerity, and a little more cleanliness would have made it more agreeable. During the last few years of her life she declined transacting any business in the most positive manner, and no inducements or persuasions coold prevail upon her to alter her system of non-intercoursq with the world.—Carlide Patriot of Saturday. DnICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS, I FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. 1 .•••• " PANIES, &c.&c. &c. ASCTRANCE --- LONDON, PRIDAY, 3a c. no: , :limber Dividend Y s tlci , of per CAALS. Pet N Share Annum. . Paid. Shlre; 1,760 8 pei cent. Ashton and Oldham.... Average 97/. IRS. sh, 142 1,152 4/. Ashby ale.le-Zottch • tvereg 113/. sh. 65 1,2 W .... Bisingstoke - • • - • • •••1001. sh. 5f 1,005 51. lirecknock and Abergavently 150 . sh. 100 8,00 1 ) 1-1,055. 94 9s. Birmingham, Is 10th shale ,:i - 81 , . St 711. 217 4,000 ..., Mao and LiVerpoal Jitrict..,l2sl. sh. lOU ed 32} 601) .... .... OvidgeWater and Tatinton ....lON. sh. all pSI 64 400 4 ! .. Chelater arid Black water , • MO/. ill. ifo2 500 y. Coventry , lOO/. sh. 725 4,545 14 ,r0yd0n•.,.., Averagrj 31/. 2s. 10d. sh. 3 zoo); 41. Os. Dudley lOO/. sh. '7B 6110 71. thltby lOO/. ffh. 120 2a,000 • 3,5751 3!: Danube and Mayrie..,..,1411. Ils. 14, 22' 1. pd 111 Ellesmere and Chester....,,Average 1331. sh. 110 211 4rl'. • Etc Wash.. 'ool. sh, 5110 1,297 281. Fritth and Clyde Average 4a01.11:s. lb. 605 11,500 121. Grand dun" •-- 100/. sh. 215 2,! 1 ?49,1 1/, Grand Union 1001. sh. 2i4 1 s'' , Grand Surrey 120,000/. 41. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan IOU!. '7O 3,096 Grand Western 600 13/.125. 6d. Glarn , rganshire, Average cost 1721. 13s. 4d. 230 749 1(1/. Grantham 15111. sh. 202 6,233 11.'15s Fluddersfit Id Average 571. (is. 60. sh. 34 100 Kenning) 'n 100 sh. all pd. 10 25,323 1/. 2s. Kennet iid Avon, Average 39/. les. 100. sh. 22 2,8971 204 Leeds and Liverpool 101'l. sh. 53( 5451 12!. I,eicester l4Ol. sh. 19( 1, 8 97 4/. 10s. Leicester and Northampton... Aver 43/.los. 7' 2,400 in/. Monmouthshire 100/. sh. 20 50 I)11. Melton Mowbray 100/ sh. 21) 5011 251. Mersey and Irwell lOOl, sh. 5. 1 3,0 0 0 11. 10s. Macclesfield 100/, sh. all pd. I 247 171. Death 100/. sh. 9) 1,786 301. Oxford 100/. sh. Si 2,400 5/. Peak Forest .. Average about 78/. sh. 1 21,418 125. Regent's (or London) Aver. 331. Ifis. Bd. sh. 5,61 1 9 61. per cent. r.ochdale Average 801. sh. l 500 Si. Shropshire r 25/. sh. ! 800 9/. 10s. Somerset Coal 150/. sh. 3 , 60 0/. 41 per cent. Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121. We. sh. 700 401. Stafford and Worcester l4O/. sh. 500 91. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 300 81. Stourbridge 3,647 21. Os. Stratford-on-Avon ...Average 791.95. 'id. sh. 533 121. Swansea 1110/. sh. 3,762 11. 4s. Severn and Wye and Railway ...Ar 35/. sh. 2,60 'llOl. 321. 10s. Trent an.i Mersey, i share 1001. sh. 8,149 Thames ....n.l sledway... Aver. 19/. ss. 6d. sh. I,ooosh.] 15/ Warwick au,! Birmingham lOO/. sh 1,000355. 980 111,.. Warwick and Napton lOO/. sh. 6,000 ' 4/. Os. Worcest , r and Birmingham...A v.78/.Bs. sh. 5,000 225. Wilts ar..a Bert" .. Average 671. 10s. Bd. sh. 800 31, Wyrley and Essington 125/. sh 1:26 , Wisbeach . -105/. sh. 905 Wey and Arun llOl. sh, DOcKS. 1361 b 2 2l 75 45 221 - 1/.. 2 ' 6°° 8 ' 1 3n. c Commercial 100/. sh. 1,06515 h. . ' i 98,66721. (i per ct. East India , Stock 3,236,3101/. 50s. p. et London Ditto Bonds * 1,380,000/. 6/. per ct. West India Stock 2,:201 2/. I 9s. Bristol 68,324/. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts 1,352,752 4 pa' cent. St. Katharine Stock 500,000 4/ per cent. Ditto Bonds 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds to 10 years Shoreham Illtbour .... .... Deptford Pier 'NM. sh. 3/. pd BRIDGES. 1,600 10s. Hammersm Ai 5O/. sh. 7,231 Southwark, Old Av. 031. 2s. Bd. sh. 1,700 1/. 15s. Ditto, New, of 7/ per cent. 5O/. sh. 5,000 Waterloo lOOl. sh. 5,000 18s. Bd. Ditto, Old Annuities of 8/. 6O/. pd 5,000 10s. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 7l 40/. pd 60,000/. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds 6,000 17s Vauxhall Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 3/ lOs Albion 5004 sh. 50/. pd 50,000 { s ln e , r , c i e , n . L i Alliance, British & Foreign 100/. sh. 105/. pd 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine ' lOU sh. 5/. pd 24,000 il. per oh. Atlas 5Ol. sh. 5/. pd 1,200 Ish. 51. Birmingham P ire 250/. sh. 551. pd 20,000 4/. per cent. British Fire 250/. sh. 50/. pd 12,000 6/. per cent. British Commercial 50/. sh. 5/. pd 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical, MedL al,&c. Life, JCOI.sh. 12110 s pd 4,000 2/ 18s County 1001. sh. 10/. pd 20,000 5& Eagle 5O/. sh. 51. pd 1000/. sh. 2501. pd 375 2005 and 301 n u t ] Economic Life 2,271 225. per cent. European Litt 0 0/. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New . . 2O/. sh. 21. pd 2 1,000,0001. 71. per ct. Globe Stock 155 20,000 5/. Guardian lOOl. sh. 27/1 pd 32 40,000 6s. 6d. Hope 501. sh. 51. pd 5i 2,400 I/. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire 5001. sh. 50/. pd 125 7,500 9s. Imperial Life 1001. sh. 10/. pd 9f 13,456 128. per oh. Indemnity Shrine 100/. sh. 8/. pd I 2,020 31 lOs Kent Fire 50/. sh. all pd 92 31. Ditto Life 79 10,000 16s. Law Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 28 5,000 10s. London, Fin: 25/. sh. 121. 10s. pd 151 3,900 ' 10s. London, Ship 25/. oh. 121. 10s. pd 151 30,000 5/. per coat. Palladium Life 50/. sh. 2/. pd 21 88 Od 50,000 Protector Fire 2O/. ch. 2/. pd 18s 6d 2,500 11. Provident I.lle lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 20 100,000 51. per cent. Rock Life 201. sh. 21. pd 6 680,2201 51. per coot. Royal Exchange Stock... 220 6,000 6 per cent. University Life lOOl. sh. 5/. pd 5} 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 2/. pd JOINT STUCK BANKS 2.500 25,000 Agric. and Comm. of Ireland 25/. sh. 10/. pd 5,000 Australasia 4Ol. sh. 401. pd 10,0011 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham SCI. sh. 10/. pd 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5O/. sh. 51. pd 30,000 4 per cent. London and Westminster-100/ oh. 20/. pd 3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 1001. sh. 20/. pd 25,000 Liverpool 1001 sh. 101. pd 50,000 6 per sent. Manchester and Liverpool] 100/. sh. 15/. pd Discount 20,000 7i percent. Manchester 100/. sh. 25/. pd 20,000 ... ...... Provincial Bank of Ireland 1001. sh. 25/. pd 20, , 00 National Bank of Ireland 5O/. sh. 121/. pd 10,000 5 per coat. National Provincial Eng. , 1001. sh. 25/. pd 19,000 Gloucestershire 5Ol. sh. 101. pd 6,000 10 per cent. Hanipsh ire 50/. sh. 5/. pd GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 1153 6d Bath 2O/. sh. 16!. pd 5,000 _British 4Ol. sh. 161. pd ___ . • 5,000 [slan.Ptielßcs!nstl Ditto Provincial 20/. sh. 19 pd 929 Si lOs Birmingham 5Ol. all. 4,250 2/ Os Bristol 2Ol sh. 1,500 Si lOs Brighton 201. sh. 750 3/ ICs Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 18!. pd 2,471 5 per cent. Brighton General 20/. sh. all pd 4,000 4/. Continental Cansolidated .,100/. 621/. pd 1,000 /0/. City of London lOO/. sh. all pd 1,000 61. Ditto, New .__. 4,000 4/. 10s. Equitable 4211. pd lo,ooo 21 per cent. Imperial 5O/. sh. 800 5/. per cent. Isle of Thanet 25/. sh. 20/. pd 2,350 6/. per cent. Independent V/. sh. all pd 9,000 3/. per cent. Phoenix 50/. sh. 391. pd 1,000 41. per cent. Itatcliff 4,000 South Metropolitan 5 O/. sh. 19/. pa 8,200 51. per cent. United General 5O/. sh. 461. pd 240 5/. per cent. Warwick 501. sh. 400 8/. per cent Wakefield 25/. sh. 12,000 3/. Westminster Chartered 6,000 12s. Ditto New 5ll. sh. 10/. pd 861. Yarmouth 20/. sh. 181. pd WATER WDRKS. 4 ,800 Ss. Birmingham 25/. sh. 25/. pd 4,443 6/. East London lOOl. sh. 5,500 2/ 10s Grand Junction ....Average 41/ 13s. 4d. sh. 2,000 21. Kent 100/. sh. 372 10/. Liverpool Bruitle 2201. sh. 1,500 2110 s New River London Bridge Water Annuities 6,486 1/ 15s Manchester and Salford lOO/. sh. :0)0 4 per cent. South London 100/. sh. 8,204 31. West Midolle.sex ....Average 63/. 12s. 9d. sh. 1,360 11148 York Building Co. Lessee Prop ..... -1004 sh. IRON RAILWAYS. 2,500 Birmingham and Derby 51. pd 9,500 - Birmingham and Gloucester 101 pd 7,500 Birmingham, Bristol, and Thames Junction 15,000 Bristol and Exeter lOOl. sh. 5 pd 660 Calcutta and Saugur 50/. sh. '2l. pd 7,500 Cheltenham and G. Western...loo/. sh. 7j/, 3,000 Clarence lOO/. oh. 1001. pd 12,000 8,008 Dublin and Kilkenny 100/. sh. 29 pd 60,000 Eastern Counties 25/. sh. '2l. pd • Grand Junction 1001. sh. 50/. p 1 Great North of England '2l. pd 25,f1a0 Great Western lOO/. sh. 30/.;pd 2,000 Hartlepool 100/. sh. 100/. pd 8,000 Hull and Selby 5Ol. sh. 5/. pd 10,000 Leeds and Manchester 1001. sh. 5/. pd 7,100 Leeds and Selby lOO sh. 1,500 Leicester and Swannington -.501. sh. all pd 5,103 10 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester...loU sh. 100/.0 Ditto Quarter Shares ‘ , s l. pd 10,000 London and Brighton lOO/. sh. 5/ pd 45,000 Ditto ditto (Gibbs') ...20/ sh. 11. pd 16,000 Ditto ditto (Rennie)...so/. sh. 21. p 4 8,0'.0 Ditto ditto (Cundy)...loo/. sh. 21. pd 12,000 London and Blackwall 501 sh 3/ pd 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich '2o/. sls. '2Ol. pd 25,000 London and Birmingham ...1001. sh. 701. pd 20,i60 London and Southampton -.50/. sh. 30/. pd 7,000 London and Croydon 2C/. sh. 131. pd 12,000 London Grand Junction 5 1. sh. 2/. pd 10,090 Manchester South Union Wash. 2/. pd ... ...... North Midland 1001. sh. 10/. pd Northe , n and Eastern lOOl. sh. 3/. pd 2,600 Preston and Wyre 50/. sh. Si. psi 28,000 ...... .. South Eastern and Dover 2/. pd 1,000 Gt. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOOl. sh. 0,000 6,000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 3/. pd MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 51. sh. 3/. pd 4,000 a .Alten 151. sh. 121. lOs pd 10,000 ... ..... Anglo Mexican, iss. Si. prn....100/. sh. all pd Ditto Subscription '251. pd 2,000 Bolanos 1301. sh all pd 10,000 11. lOs Brazilian Imp. iss. Si. pm 351. sh. '2Ol. pd 6,0x0 Macatthas & Cocaos United...2s/.5h.23j/. pd 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 20/. sh. 3+ 6. lid 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company, 201. sh. 201. pd 10,000 ......... Ditto Scrip 101. sh. 84 pd 20,001 British Iron 5O/. sh. 50/ pd 6,000 British Copper Cata Branca 61/. pd Candonga 7 il. p 4 10,000 1/. Copiapo 2Ol. sh 121/ pd 8,500 Columbian, iss. 51. pm. 2,850 31. English 20,000 General Mining Assoclation...2ol. sh. 15/. pd 0,155 Mexican Company 1001. sh 5411. pd 3,000 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes l5O/. pd 30,000 United Mexican, iss. 2 pm ....401. sh. all pd Ditq. Scrip Ditto New Scrip 5/ pd West Cork 50/. sh. 50/. pd LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. London; with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. London University 1001. sh. all pd Russell _ 1,000 1,500 700 King' College 100/. pd . MISCELLANEOUS. 10,00. 15s. Australian Agricultural....loo/. sh. 2fl/. pd 6,000 6/. - per cent." British American Land Company lB/. pd 10,000 61 per cent. Canada Comoany 10()/. sh. 23/. pd 200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent I . General Steam Navigation ...151. sh. 13/. pd 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 11. London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. 75/. sh. Caoutchouc Company 251. sh. 241. pd New Brunswick Land Company 281 pd 2,754 5/. per cent. Reversionary Interest 50c...100/. sh. 100/. pd 2,0T..1 51. per cent. Ditto New 100/. oh. 45/. pd 4,000 10,000 Van Dis..ner.'s Land 1001. sh. 171. pd 15,000 2,000 8,000 41i 13 231 20 9 31j 50 22i 50* 10 243 Nei 5!I 45 305 at :11 125 121 8 21 23i 130 801 8 131 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES, DEC. 13, 1636. BANKS. 1,500,0014 61. p. ct. Bank ot Scotland &V 6:. Rd. :h. all pd 2091. 2,000,0xt. 5 p. O. Royal of Scotland 1001. sit. all pd 1661. 500,0001. 6p. ct. British Linen Company 100/. sh. oil pd 245/. 3,000,000/. 61. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. 1001. pd IR2/. 5,000,0001. 5 p. ct, National lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 16/. 2,000,0001. 51. p. et. Glasgow Union 2504 sh. 50/. pd 691. 4,000,601. 4p. ct. Western ot Scotland 2001. sh 301. pd 361. INSURANCE COMPANIES. 250,0005 h. 61 p. ct. , Scottish Union 201. sh. 1/. pd 275. - ,500 5 p. ct. Hercules 1001. sh. 101. pd I^l 15s. l(,000 5 p. et. Insurance Co. of Scotland ....101. sh. all pd 71183. 50,000 6 p. et. North British 2001. eh. 101. pd 131. 1,000 5 p. ct. Caledonian Fire 100/. sh. 10/. pd 16/0s 5,000 6 p. ct. Edinburgh Life 100/. sh. 104 pd 14/5s 100,000 WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 30, 1836. sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut. R. Arcade to be Cap • fain, • urchase, vice Loraine, %The retires ; Cornet J. Whitaker fti he u P_y -, Atitenartt, nurchase, vice Alezt.(lo, Dec. 30. Regimentthe 31st of !:.e Lieutena n t, by Pltrehate, vice n f. Dragoons—Lie u [. B. Higgins, from Carrington; Who retires, Dee( 00, 7th Regirirent of Foot--Lient , L W. Yea to be Captain, by purchase; Vice Himitton,Who retires; Ensign T. St. Vincent H. Trowbridge, from the 73t Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Yea, Dec. .50. 11 . tif Foot.-:•G. E. A. Tobin, Gettf., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Graves, flforlnted in the 31st Regiment of Foot, Dec. 30. 31st Foot—Ensign 1-Jon: G. A. F. C. Graves, from the 11th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Higgins, appointed to the 15th Light Dragoord, Dec. 30. 38th Foot—A. A. Anderson, Gent., to tie Ensign, without pur chase' vice Robinson, promoted in the 49th ReFinient of Foot, Dee. 30. 40th Foot—Capt. J. Gray, from the 57th Regiment of root, to Captain, vice Morphett, who exchanges, Aug. 22. 41st Foot—T. 0. Evans, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Owen, appointed to the 90th Regiment of Foot, Dec. 30. 45th Foot—Capt. 11. Cooper, from the 62d Regiment of Foot, to be Captain, vice Clarke, who exchanges, Aug. 22. 49th Foot—Lieut. M. G. Sparks to be Captain; without pur chase, vice Conry, deceased, .Tune 28 ; Ensign W. De la P. Ho. binson, from the 38th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Sparks, Dec. 30. 57th Foot—Capt. M. Morphett, from the 40th Regiment of Foot to be Captain, vice Gray, who exchanges, Aug. 22. 62d Foot—Capt. G. 11. Clarke, from the 45th Regiment of Foot, to be Captain, vice Cooper, who exchanges, Aug. 22. 69th Foot—Surgeon A. Fergusson, M.D., from the Ist West India Regiment of Foot, to be Surgeon, vice White, appointed to the Staff, Dee. 30. 73d Foot—D. Jones, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Trowbridge, promoted in the 7th Regiment of Foot, Dec. 30. 89th Foot—Staff-Assistant-Surgeon J. Morrison, to be Assis tant-Surgeon, vice Orr, promoted in the Ist West India Regiment, Dec. 30. 90th Foot—Ensign R. Owen, from the 41st Regiment of Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, Dec. 30 ; Ensign C. M. Chester, to be Adjutant, vice Cotton, deceased, Aug. 4. 93d Foot—Captain J. Arthur to be Major, by purchase, vice Gordon, who retires, Dec. 30 ; Lieut. R. E. Campbell to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Arthur; Ensign R. M. Bonner to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Campbell ; D. Seton, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Bonner, Dec. 30. 95th Foot—Ensign D. Elliott M'Kirdy to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Welch, who retires ; E. Thompson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice I%FKirdy, Dec. 30. 97th Foot—Lieut. A. Carmichael to be Captain, without pur il chase, vice O'Neill, appointed Paymaster - Lieut' Russell, J. from the half-pay of the 27th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Carmichael, Dec. 30; Ensign J. Kinderley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Russell, who retires, Dec. 31; W. Garforth, Gent., to be Ensign, b 7 purchase, vice Kinderley; Capt. C. O'Neill to be Paymaster, vice Aldrich, deceased, Dec. 30. Ist West India Regiment—Assistant-Surgeon H. Orr, from the 89th Regiment of Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Fergusson, appointed to the 69th Regiment of Foot, Dee. 30. Royal Newfoundland Veteran Companies—Lieut. F. N. Skin ' ner. from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Adjutant and Lieute nant, Dec. 30. Qale of 1,500 boxes white Havannah is - advertised for next Tuesday. _ _ MOLASSES.--In West India no sales are reported, but to purchase fully former rates must be paid. ColfrA4...—:The importers of British Plantation Coffise are firm in their dernands, but the Market has been quiet, the de mand having been Confined to some small parcels of mid. Ber biee at 905., at present ro public sales are advertised. In East India no transactions two taken place • the Market is still Very bare of all export descriptions; Ceylon of good ord. quality, admissible for home consumption, held fur 70s, a 71 3 , ; Mocha is not to be purchased on easier terms. In the Foreign Market there are several buyers of good ord. Brazil at 485., but at these prices there are not sellers, and nothing is offering for sale; St. Domingo is wanted at 50s. for good quality, but there being no sellers nothing has been done. Ismoo.—There has been a steady business done in the East India descriptions, and at fully the rates of the October sale -100 chests have been disposed of. The quantity advertised for auction neat month amounts to 4,089 chests. Hors.—The business done has been much curtailed, owing to the state of the roads; the prices remain steady, and rule as follows:—Kent pockets, 1836, 955. a 112 s. ; Sussex, 90s. a lOss. ; Mid Kent, 100 s. a 189 s. ; East ditto, 95e. a 189 s. ; Mid. Kent bags, 90s. a 1265. ; East ditto, 80s. a 16 Os. ; ditto, 1835, 84s. a 955. COCOA.—There is no disposition on the part of dike holders to lower prices for British Plantation ; but there is not the least inclination on the part of the buyers to purchase M pre sent rates. Rust, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The buyers of Ruin have purchased sparingly, but the Market being again bare of sup plies, the prices of last week are fully supported. The trans actions in Geneva are small parcels of pale at ls. lld. Brandy has been taken in limited quantities at quoted prices. PROVISIONS.—The frosty weather and the supplies front Ireland being short cause holders to be very firm in their de mands for Irish Butter, but the trade have taken only sufficient to meet their immediate wantsj Carlow landed at at 102 s. a 1065., Cork 102 s. a 1045., Limerick 98s. a 100 s., Water ford 98s. a 1025., Dublin 98s. a 100 s. Of Dutch there has been a good supply, and a steady request at firm prices ; sales of the bst Friezland made at 106 s. a 108 s., and Kiel and Holstein 325. a 112 s. The prices of Bacon have undergone. no change, but the Market is extremely heavy. For Lard there has been a steady request at 765. a 78s. for Waterford Bladdered. The supplies of Foreign Cheese have been ex tensive : the request has been moderate. English Cheese has sold briskly at the advance of 3s. a 4s. MISCELLANEOUS 4,810 Edin. and Was. Un. Canal 50/. sh. all pd 22/. Ditto Allocated 961. sh. all pd 651. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb.:Joint Steck Water 251. sh. all pd 384 Carron Iron Company 2501. sh. all pd 450/. 2,060811 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Founciery 501. sh. 3-41. pc 441 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 2Ol. sh. 16/. pct 8/. 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 251. sh. all pd 604/. 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas '251. sh. all pd 611. 750 6 per cent. Leith Coal Gas 9 0/. sh. all pd 451. 1,200 5 per cent. Edinburgh and Dalkeith Radway...so/.slr, 55/. 3,000 4 per OM. Equ?table Loan Company 25i. ishjkpd 10 HOSPITAL STAFF. Surgeon C. White, from the 69th Regiment of Foot, to be Sur geon to the Forces, vice Doyle, deceased ; J. D. Grant, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Morrison, appointed to the 89th Regiment of Foot, Dec. 30. UNATTACHED. Lieut. J. Ross, Adjutant of a Recruiting District, to be Captain, without purchase, Dec. 30. WHITEHALL, DEc. 14. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Augustus Charles Veley, of Chelmsford, in the county of Essex, Gent. to be a Master Extra ordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DOWNING-STREET, DEc. 21. The King has been pleased to appoint Major-General Henry Sheehy Keating, Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, to be a Knight Commander of the said Order. In pursuance of the directions of an Act, passed in the twenty fourth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, intituled " An Act to repeal so much of two Acts, made in the tenth and fifteenth years of the reign of his present Majesty, as authorises the Speaker of the House of Commons to issue his war rant to the Clerk of the Crown, for making out writs for the election of Members to serve in Parliament, in the manner therein men tioned, and for substituting other provisions for the like purposes"— I do hereby give notice, that the death of Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, Bart., late a Member serving in this present Parliament for the county of Renfrew, hath been certified to me in writing, under the hands of two Members serving in this present Parlia ment ; and that 1 shall issue my warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the electing of a Meniber to serve in this present Parliament for the said county of Renfrew, at the end of fourteen days after the insertion of this notice in the London Gazette. Given under my hand the 26th day of December, 1836, J. ABERCROMBY, Speaker. HANOVER, DEC, 1. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to appoint George Chenevix, Esq., Surgeon-Major of the Coldstream Guards,.to be Surgeon to his Royal Highness. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. SIMON PETER RICE and PHILIP RICE, warehousemen, Addle-street, City. BANKRUPTS. GEORGE GREEN, coach-broker, Eagle-street, Red Lion square, to surrender Jan. 13, at half-past ten, and Feb. 10, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Rawlins, Salisbury-street, Strand; Clark, .official assignee, St. Swithin's-lane, Lombard street. SAMUEL THOMPSON, tallow-chandler, Upper Rathbone place, Oxford-street, Jan, 11, at one, and Feb. 10, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ross, Hammersmith ; Johnson, offi cial assignee, Basinghall-street. THOMAS HARGREAVES, innkeeper, Manchester. Jan. 16 and Feb. 10, at eleven, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manches ter. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London ; Swan, Manchester. JAMES STOUT, boot and shoe maker, Liverpool, Jan. 11, and Feb. 10, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Holden, Liverpool; Toulmin, Liverpool ; Walmsley, Keightley, and*Par kin, Chancery-lane, London. CHARLES MILSOM, Full Moon Inn, Stapleton, Gloucester, Jan. 14, and Feb. 10, at one, at the Commercial-rooms, Corn street, Bristol. Makinson and Sanders, solicitors, Middle Temple ; Haberfield, Bristol. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. T. Matthews, coachmaker, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, Jan. 20, at twelve—M. Priest, nurseryman, Reading, Berkshire, Jan. 23, at half-past one—J. W. • Coster. colourman, George's place, Holloway, Jan. 23, at half-past eleven—C. Anders, mer chant, Crutched-friars, Jan. 21, at half-past twelve—J. A. Mol ten°, printseller, Pall-mall, Jan. 21, at eleven—T. J. Titterton, coachmaker, Gray's Inn-lane, Jan. 21, at twelve—S. Mills and Co., printers, Bolt-court, Fleet-street, Jan. 20, at one. In the Country. E. Garnett, coal merchant, Lancaster, Jan. 26, at eleven, at the Commercial Inn, Lancaster—G. and T. Francis, corn merchants, Cambridge, Jan. 30, at twelve, at the Eagle Inn, Cambridge—W. R.binson, St. Helen's, Auckland, Durham, Jan. 30, at twelve, at the Castle and Anchor Inn Stockton. CERTIFICATES—JAN. 20. E. V. Blyth and C. A Kell, factors, Birmingham—G. Strutton, hotel keeper, Chester—W. Thompson and Co., factors, Aston juxta Birmingham—L. Hyman, jeweller, Plymouth—R. Howarth, cot ton spinner, Laneside, Spotland, Rochdale—J. Mathews, tallow chandler, Hammersmith. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Towne and R. W. Crowther, Old Broad-street—A. B. War moll and R. H. Waist, soap manufacturers, Old Montague-street, Whitechapel—W. Oaks, T. Dodson, and J. Blindell, coppersmiths, Haydon-square, Minories (as far as regards J. Blindell)—S.3loun sey and C. Jardine, wholesale woollen drapers, Basinghall-street— C. Francis, J. B. White, C. L. and A. - Francis, Roman cement manufacturers, Nine Elms, Battersea—R. C. and E. C. Vaughan, brokers, Liverpool—A. Redford and W. Robins, printers, London road, Southwark—C. S. Steuart, J. Alexander, and A. S. Finlay, Bombay—T. R. Batson, H. L. Pattison, and G. A. Brumell, soap manufacturers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—J. Whyman and J. Smith, perfumers, Vere-street, Oxford-street—W. Thomas, jun., and J. Chirm, manufacturers of soda water, Birmingham—J. Chalkien and T. Bonham, water closet manufacturers, Oxford-street—W. Sykes and F. Cook, carriers, Bishopsgate-street—G. A., W. R., and W. F. Ward, merchants, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (so far as respects R. Ward)—T. Bold and G. Russett, ship brokers, Liver pool—l. Davidson and L. Repheles, wholesale jewellers, Falmouth —J. and E. Fisher, curriers, Hertford—G. Robinson and W. H. Morris, timber merchants, Doncaster. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. FALKNER and CUNNINGHAM, wine merchants, Edin burgh, Jan. 7 and 21, at eleven, at the Sheriff's Office. GILLON and RULE, wine merchants, Leith, Jan. 10 and 24, at ten, at the Sheriff Court Room, Leith. T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmith, &c., 47, Cornhill, London, informs the Public that he has fitted up THREE SHOW ROOMS expressly for the display of a large assortment of superior SILVER-EDGED PLATED GOODS. He offers them at those low but fixed prices, which have been so successful in drawing public attention to the WATCH, JEWELLERY, SILVER SPOON and FORK and Silver branches of his trade. N.B. A pamphlet, containing a Detailed List of the Prices of Plate, Plated Goods, Watches, Clocks, &c., may be had gratis, or will be forwarded in answer to a post-paid application. PRICE OF SUGAR The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the week ending the 27th day of December, 1836, is 51d. per Hundred Weight, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the Importation thereof into Great Britain. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the New London Price Current of Dec. 30.) SUGAR.—Business will be resumed in the British Plantation Market on Tuesday next, when a public sale of 140 hhds. Barbadoes will take place. There have been no arrivals this week from the West Indies. The stock of West India Sugars is now 32,617 hhds. and trs., being 8,921 more than last year. The stock of Mauritius is now 26,241 bags, which is 11,229 less than last year, (in_ eluding the East India Dock). The delivery of West India last week was 2,494 hhds. and trs., which is 1,088 more than last year. The delivery of Mauritius was 2,007 bags, being 612 less than the corresponding week of last year (including the East India Dock). For Refined goods there has been a fair request from the home trade, at 80s. for Lumps entitled to the double bounty, and 795. for those rather under the standard, but the demand from the shippers has been moderate, and confined to a few small parcels of double Crushed at 375. 6d. ; but owing to the quantity ready for immediate delivery being small, the refiners are not sellers under that price. The request for Treacle has been moderate, at rather lower prices. Bastards are not to be purchased on easier terms, but there has been scarcely any thing done. Dutch Crushed is held firmly at 345. 6d. a 355., but since- last week no transactions have taken place. This day there are scarcely any goods in the market ; there are buyers of Lumps to pass the standard at 80s. for the home trade, and 375. a 375. 6d. for double Crushed for shipping. MAURITIUS.—The limited business done by private contract has been at steady prices. A public sale of 5,000 bags is ad vertised for Wednesday, and another of 5,000 bags for Thurs day next. EAST INDIA.—In Bengal there has been nothing done for shipping, but from the grocers there has been a fair demand at prices rather above those of last week ; 800 bags are adver tised for auction on Thursday next ; Manilla and Siam con tinue totally neglected, but at lower prices there are not sellers. There has been an arrival of 3,484 bags of the latter. Havannah or Brazil nothing has been done, but at lower prices.the holders still refuse to sell. A public MARRIED. On the 15th inst., at Llandudwen, Carnarvonshire, Thomas Sut ton Kingston, Esq., of Uphill Lddge, S o mersetshire, to Eliza Ma ria, eldest daughter of Colonel Sir Love Jones Parry, K.G.H., M.P., of Madryn, in the former county. DIED. On the 27th ult., at Madeira, aged 35, Edward VV. Reilly, Esq., of that island. _ _ _ MI, "Slit 11. On the 16th inst., at Sunniside, Bishop Wearmouth, Stevenson Eden, Esq., a Magistrate of the county of Durham. On the 2,6 th inst., at Whichford, Vv a.rwiekshire, Katherine, wife of the Rev. G. Turner, aged '22. On the 24th inst., at Hope Park-end, Edinburgh, Henry Wil liam, aged 12, only son of the late Lieut. H. Rymer, R.N. On the 16th inst., at Hammersmith, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. E. R. Cowie, and youngest daughter of the late Rev. M. Ready, 01 Peckham, Surrey. On the 23d inst., at Weybridge, Surrey, aged 68, Isabella, relict of the Rev. G. W. Blathwayt, of Dyrliam, Gloucestershire, and of Langride, Somerset. On the 27th inst., Eliza, eldest daughter of H. P. Sperling, Esq., of Norbury Park, Surrey. On the 26th inst., Mr. Henry Brooks, of 110, Strand. On the 29th inst., in Bryanstone-square, Elliott Henry, aged five years and a hall, fourth son of T. G. Vibart, Esq. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG. of NO. 112, Strand, at 7718 Sum Office, No. 112, Strand, in the county of Middlesex.—Saturday, December 31, 1836. BUTTER. BACON. Stock. Delivery. Stock. Delivers 1834 65,700 firks 6,200 firks 11,000 bales 2,400 bal , 1835 37,844 4,929 7,033 2,519 1836 23,377 3,682 2,600 1,823 TALLOW.-The prices of Petersburgh Yellow Candle on the spot have advanced to 445. 3d. a 445. 6d., and from the trade there has been a steady demand for consumption ; for forward delivery there are no sellers under 445. a 445. 3d., but at these rates tilers are but few buyers, and but little business has been done. WooL.—All descriptions of Foreign, Colonial and English Wools are held for fully late prices, and there has been a steady demand. From Germany there has been several arrivals. SILK. —East India is held firmly, owing to the quantity del dared for sale by the East India Company being small, but there has been very little business done.—ltalian support late prices, but the transactions have been limited. TURPENTINE.—Spirits have given way Is. a 2s. ; the de mand has been limited at 80s., Rough is rather cheaper ; a sale of 500 barrels has been made at 17s. 6d. a 185. OrLs.—Linseed Oil, 375. 6d. a 38s. Palm, 325. 6d. a 335. ASHES.—A parcel of New York Pots, much stained, has been sold at 355. COTTON.—The East India descriptions have been in good request by the home trade, more particularly Surats, and the prices remain firm ; the transactions for shipping have been limited. There have been further supplies of East India thi , week, in all 2,600 bales. The sales this week consist of 480 Bengal aid. a 4d., and 1,000 Surat 4d. a sid. FRUIT.—A few lots of Turkey pulled Figs sold at 61s. for very ord. up to 110 s. for good. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AT THE CUR_ TOM-HOUSE, DEC. 30. The Eclipse, Simons, from Bruges ; the Anion, Stehr, from Altona ; Woodmanstern, Hastie, Gibraltar; Neptune, Pietres. Brussels. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING, The Opsrey, Payne, for St. Sebastian ; Demerara Planter, Willis, Demerara; Factor of Beaumaris, Price, Cape Coast Castle ; Mina, Mason, Rio Janeiro. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO. The Tropic, Anderson, for Jamaica • Mary, Ganton, Genoa , the Regent Packet, Ziddle, Cape of Good Hope; George Toran, Simpson, Demerara ; London, Lamb, Cape of Gocd Hope; Osprey, St. Sebastian. CLEARED OUTWARDS IN BALLAST. The Orwell, Hall, for Harlingen ; Guston, Lindgrecn, Kid; Fanny, Bartlett, Sierra Leone. The General Steam Navigation Company's new ship Caledonia arrived at three o'clock on Tuesday with the Hamburg mail of last Saturday, after a most tempes tuous passage. On Monday, near the entrance to the Thames, the sea was terrific ; and about a mile distance from the Caledonia, a three-masted ship was thrown by a heavy sea on her beam-ends, and while in that state a fol lowing sea struck her, and sent her with all her.hands to the bottom. The Caledonia received some injury in her paddle-boxes and works on deck, but happily no further mischief was done. Captain Whittingham, a very expe rienced seaman, speaks of the weather as the most awfully tremendous he ever witnessed. The vale of the Wear stands unrivalled for the abundance, diversity, and value of its mineral riches ; for not only does it yield the coal shipped at this port, which claims the pre-eminence in the London market, but the great coal-field from which that is worked which is shipped in the Tees, lies in its bosom. Indeed the boundaries of the vale to the south appear to be the termination of the coal in that directiim ; as we are not aware of a single col liery from whose workings the water finds its way into the Tees. But this teeming locality does not abound with coal alone ; for, further to the west, near Frosterley, there lies the mountain limestone, which yields the lime so highly prized in agriculture, for its in valuable qualities. Conti guous to this district lies another, rich in veins of lead ore, which are worked to the sources of the mountain streamlets which form the head of the river. Proceeding thence down the vale, we come to the superior freestone quarries in the neighbourhood of Painshaw, from which the immense blocks are hewn that are indispensable in the formation of piers, bridges, &c. &c. Lower down the stream we arrive at the immense beds of Ironstone at Hylton, which have been worked to advantage. Nor are we to omit the inex haustible strata of mag nesian limestone, which complete the series ; the eastern boundary of which stretches into the ocean, and yields that excellent species of lime which has long been an article of extensive export from this place. The town of Sunderland, situated at the mouth of the river, under whose banks, and those of its tributary streams,these treasures lie ;—whose merchants are noted for their enter prize, and whose labouring p o pulation are remarkable for their industry—owning a mercantile navy whose tonnage exceeds that of the whole nation of Ireland—and which carries on an export trade to every quarter of the globe ; Sunderland, we say, possessing these great advantages, cer tainly is the most natural as well as convenient outlet for these productions. Why, then, we ask, should the inha bitants of Sunderland remain inert, and allow their neigh bours of the Tyne and Tees, to carry away the mineral riches of the upper part of the vale, without making an en. deavour to claim a share of what may justly be termed their legitimate property, by extending railway into that part of the county ?—Sunderland Herald. BIRTIIS. On the 27th inst., at Lerton;ls;;;,the lady of the Rev. H. C. Eaton, of a son. On the 29th inst.. the lady of R. Lambert, Esq., of John-street, Bedford-row, of a son. On the 24th inst., at Bushey, Herts, the wife of the Rev. E. Strong, of a son. On the 22d ult., at Lynstead Lodge, Mrs. H. Tyler, of a son. On the 2Sth inst., at Downe Lodge, Wandsworth, the wife o f A. F. Bainbridge, Esq., of a son. On the 28th inst., at Stoke Newington, Mrs. F. J. Jourdain, of a son. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDA Y, DECEMBER 31, 1836.